More than 82% of people working in Singapore received a salary increase in 2011, according to global survey

More than 82 per cent of people working in Singapore received a salary increase in 2011. -- ST PHOTO: MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN MORE than 82 per cent of people working in Singapore received a salary increase in 2011, according to a global survey of 3,200 professionals conducted by Robert Walters. Results from the survey reveal that 40 per cent of those surveyed received a pay rise of between 1 to 5 per cent, 20 per cent received between 6 and 10 per cent, 14 per cent received between 11 and 20 per cent and 8 per cent received more than 21 per cent. Says Andrea Ross, managing director at Robert Walters Singapore and Malaysia: 'After coming off such a strong year of economic growth in 2010 in Singapore, it was not surprising that the salary levels increased across all sectors. The large increases in 2011 predominately came from the non-financial services industry, as salaries with...